Alexander von Giannini (6 June 1958 – 2 October 2015)[1] was an English stage, television and film actor and singer.

[1][2] Giannini appeared in the musical Guys and Dolls, as Harry the Horse, at the National Theatre.

In 2011 he was in Batman Live, as The Penguin and Commissioner Gordon: the show toured the UK, Europe, and North and South America.

[1][2] Film appearances included In Love and War (1996); Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Legend (2015) as Antonio Caponigro, and London Has Fallen (2016).

In Italy he appeared in a series of TV commercials for olive oil, which ran for five years.